AwardedAwarded 26 February 2026

GMCA 1611 - Refugee Welcome Programme - Work and Skills Evaluation Partner

Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Local authority

In brief

Greater Manchester Combined Authority awarded training and education work to Institute for Public Policy Research on 26 February 2026.

The notice gives a value of £100,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 1 year, starting 5 January 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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What the notice says

RWP is Greater Manchester's (GMs) partnership approach to supporting people seeking asylum and refugees to access the support and education they need to learn, settle and thrive. RWP now seek a research and evaluation partner to produce tailored evaluation of this programme and develop findings.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Institute for Public Policy Research (SME)£100,000
26 February 2026 to 11 January 2027

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 066876-2025
  2. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 017582-2026

About the buyer

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From notice 066876-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 20 October 2025, last updated 26 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.